/// <summary>
/// Creates towers with no disks at start.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="currentTower">Name of empty towers (at start).</param>
private void CreateOtherTower(HanoiDisk[] currentTower)
{
indexInt = 0;
while (indexInt < currentTower.Length)
{
currentTower[indexInt] = new HanoiDisk(0);
indexInt++;
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates towers with no disks at start.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="currentTower">Name of empty towers (at start).</param>
private void CreateOtherTower(HanoiDisk[] currentTower)
{
indexInt = 0;
while (indexInt < currentTower.Length)
{
currentTower[indexInt] = new HanoiDisk(0);
indexInt++;
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Updates the contents of each array for when disks are moved.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="source">The tower a disk is comming off of.</param>
/// <param name="destination">The tower a disk is being added to.</param>
private void UpdateArray(HanoiDisk[] source, HanoiDisk[] destination)
{
int sourceIndex = GetTopDisk(source);
int destinationIndex = GetBottomBlank(destination);
tempDisk = destination[destinationIndex];
destination[destinationIndex] = source[sourceIndex];
source[sourceIndex] = tempDisk;
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates tower with all the disks at start.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="currentTower">Name of full tower (at start).</param>
private void CreateStartTower(HanoiDisk[] currentTower)
{
indexInt = numberOfDisksInt;
while (indexInt > 0)
{
currentTower[indexInt - 1] = new HanoiDisk(indexInt, numberOfDisksInt);
indexInt--;
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates tower with all the disks at start.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="currentTower">Name of full tower (at start).</param>
private void CreateStartTower(HanoiDisk[] currentTower)
{
indexInt = numberOfDisksInt;
while (indexInt > 0)
{
currentTower[indexInt - 1] = new HanoiDisk(indexInt);
indexInt--;
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Updates the contents of each array for when disks are moved.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="source">The tower a disk is comming off of.</param>
/// <param name="destination">The tower a disk is being added to.</param>
private void UpdateArray(HanoiDisk[] source, HanoiDisk[] destination)
{
int sourceIndex = GetTopDisk(source);
int destinationIndex = GetBottomBlank(destination);
tempDisk = destination[destinationIndex];
destination[destinationIndex] = source[sourceIndex];
source[sourceIndex] = tempDisk;
}
/// <summary>
/// Method that actually solves the problem.
/// If n == 1, then updates the towers (visually) and displays result.
/// Otherwise, recursively calls itself 3 times to take a step further into problem.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="n">Current n. Initially is the total number of disks.</param>
/// <param name="source">The "source" tower. Initally is the tower with disks, or first tower.</param>
/// <param name="auxilary">The "auxilary" tower. Initially is the first empty tower.</param>
/// <param name="destination">the "destination" tower. Initially is the second empty tower.</param>
private void MoveDisk(int n, HanoiDisk[] source, HanoiDisk[] auxilary, HanoiDisk[] destination)
{
// Base Case to exit recursive loop.
if (n == 1)
{
Task.Delay(waitTimerInt).Wait();
UpdateArray(source, destination);
DisplayAllTowers();
}
else
{
// Attempt to move (n-1) from source location to auxilary location, using destination as temp.
MoveDisk(n - 1, source, destination, auxilary);
// Move source to destination.
MoveDisk(1, source, auxilary, destination);
// Attempt to move (n-1) from auxilary location to destination location, using source as temp.
MoveDisk(n-1, auxilary, source, destination);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Determines the index of the top-most disk in specified tower.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="currentTower">The tower to determine the disk index of.</param>
/// <returns>The index which matches the top disk in the tower.</returns>
private int GetTopDisk(HanoiDisk[] currentTower)
{
indexInt = 0;
while (indexInt < numberOfDisksInt - 1)
{
if (currentTower[indexInt].DiskPresent)
{
return indexInt;
}
indexInt++;
}
return indexInt;
}